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View Poll Results: Shin Sekai Yori - Episode 5 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 10 | 13.51% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 20 | 27.03% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 14 | 18.92% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 15 | 20.27% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 6 | 8.11% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 6 | 8.11% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 2 | 2.70% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 1 | 1.35% | |
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2012-10-27, 10:12 | Link #44 | |
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Unfortunately, going by the preview it seems next episode will be another Saki and Satoru one, so we won't learn about the others any time soon. It's kind of a bummer really.
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2012-10-27, 10:13 | Link #45 | ||||
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Overall a good episode, not as good as the first three, but still a tier above everything else this season.
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I hope that they don't stick with this style, being explicit and graphical does not only help the less attentive viewers, but mainly gives an opportunity for some great artwork filled with intense emotion... that is if the the director and animators are skillful enough This episode's style was more befitting to a Ghibli anime for the whole family Quote:
Denying one's natural needs is never a good thing, builds up anxiety, and is a sure path to psychotic outbursts... add to that her lame cockblocking line about being watched |
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2012-10-27, 10:31 | Link #46 | |
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Spoiler for the novel:
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2012-10-27, 10:36 | Link #47 | ||
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I agree that the sudden change in artistic style, and direction, was pretty jarring in this episode. It was still a pretty thrilling episode to be sure, but I would have preferred a few more "panning shots" to get a more complete feel for the action.
Satoru and Saki's near-sex experience would have been jarring prior to the Bonobos explanation, but here it feels like it's the narrative's way of adding some valuable "show" to the "tell" to reinforce it all. This is probably for the best, because otherwise the bonobos explanation is the sort of thing that can sink down the audience's memory hole pretty fast, if what's happening on-screen runs contrary to it. I also think that Satoru showed slight hints of jealousy over Shun becoming closer to Saki in previous episodes, so I'm inclined to think that he is fond of her, and that did help make the near-sex experience less jarring. And the two of them certainly seemed to show a lot of care for one another in this episode, as they made a pretty good and effective team. I have to say that Satoru really took quite a step forward here in my eyes, as he did a great job of improvising from one situation to the next, and of wisely determining when serious threats were just around the corner. Quote:
Making it more graphic would have changed the feeling of it. I don't think the viewer is supposed to be titillated by it. Quite the contrary, I think it's supposed to reinforce what the library-creature said. So, on the whole, the scene is meant to show how Saki is continuing down the path of feeling doubt and conflicted emotions over virtually everything she knows. Sexing up the scene (especially with the characters looking a bit older with this art style change) probably would have made it less effective in this regard. Quote:
And there's nothing "lame" about not wanting to be watched while you're having sex.
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2012-10-27, 10:48 | Link #51 | |||
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1) Deny your nature 2) Succumb to your nature Or one can just escape from this black & white perspective and by understanding his natural needs he can prioritize their fulfillment to his own benefit... unfortunately this sounds easier than it really is IRL. In this case, Saki and Satoru needed a way to get rid of their frustration (being imprisoned et al), naturally they would fuck each other, the anime showed that impulse, but refrained from displaying the intensity and emotional confusion it caused (unlike the novel and the manga), which is understandable since it is showed on TV which is anonymously accessible from many immature (if not mentally unbalanced) people They don't have to be explicit and graphical, but rather clear on what is going on, and more importantly why and to what effect. The wrong way to do it is this on the decent side, and the Ran->Sem on the profane side |
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2012-10-27, 10:48 | Link #52 |
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As much as these scenes help to illustrate the world-building, the resulting issue is that it takes too much attention from the audience. I mean, who doesn't want some monkey sex?
But the series isn't about that, so it shouldn't draw so much attention. That's why I agree with Triple_R that in this case it's a good thing they toned down the scene.
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2012-10-27, 10:53 | Link #54 | |
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____________ @ninryu, kpk10 -- As for Satoru, I feel he has had a bit of a sudden character change in this ep. I like him here. He seemed petty and immature before. I liked Shun, even though he was secretive-seeming and felt somewhat proud, dangerous, untrustworthy.
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2012-10-27, 10:56 | Link #56 | ||
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Not really, I always expected Satoru to act like this when driven to the edge Last edited by Malkuth; 2012-10-27 at 11:01. Reason: merged |
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2012-10-27, 11:32 | Link #59 | |
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And you should delete that novel spoiler. It's no allowed to post spoiler to future events in this thread.
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